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Bahrainis protest Manama raid on Sheikh Isa Qassim’s home
Dec 22, 2016 02:43Bahraini protesters have taken to the streets across the country to condemn a regime raid on prominent religious leader Sheikh Isa Qassim’s home.
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Court adjourns trial of Bahraini rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab until December 28
Dec 16, 2016 04:42A Bahraini court has postponed until December 28 the trial of prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, who has been behind bars over online comments deemed insulting to the ruling Ale Khalifah regime and Saudi Arabia.
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UK foreign secretary urged to pressure Manama to release activist
Dec 15, 2016 05:28UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has been urged to pressure the Bahraini royal family to set free prominent opposition leader and human rights activist Nabeel Rajab.
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Protesters gather in Bahrain, call for Salman’s release
Dec 15, 2016 04:07Demonstrators have taken to the streets in Bahrain in protest to the Manama regime’s crackdown on dissent and to show solidarity with political prisoners.
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Human rights groups criticize Bahraini cleric’s sentence
Dec 12, 2016 13:42Human rights groups have strongly condemned Bahrain’s ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime for upholding a nine-year prison sentence against distinguished religious scholar and opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman.
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Bahrainis hold anti-regime rallies ahead of Sheikh Salman's trial
Dec 12, 2016 04:43Hundreds of Bahrainis have staged several anti-regime protest rallies across the Persian Gulf Island state on the eve of the trial of the distinguished opposition cleric, Sheikh Ali Salman.
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Bahrainis protest against May’s visit amid Ale Khalifah crackdown
Dec 08, 2016 03:43Bahrainis have rallied to voice their anger at a visit by British Prime Minister Theresa May to the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom which has been cracking down on pro-democracy protests for years.
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May urged to pressure Bahrain regime on human rights
Dec 05, 2016 03:27British Prime Minister Theresa May has been urged to pressure the ruling regime in Bahrain over resorting to crackdown to silence the voice of dissent in the Persian Gulf tiny nation, when she visits leaders of the country along with other regional Arab states.
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Bahrain court issues flurry of convictions amid crackdown on dissent
Dec 04, 2016 11:34As Manama continues to muffle calls for change, a court in Bahrain has convicted dozens of the country’s citizens to death, life in prison, and denationalization over allegations of murder and terrorism.
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Court sentences Bahraini journalist to three months in jail
Nov 30, 2016 13:06A criminal court in Bahrain has sentenced a journalist to three months in prison for a message posted on Twitter deemed insulting to Wahhabi extremism, a dominant faith in Saudi Arabia.